Carpenter&#39;s tool.



R. F. NASH.

CARPENTERS TOOL.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.28, 1914.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTC-LITHON WASHINGTON. D. C,

CARPENTERS TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 36), T915.

Application filed April 28, 1914. Serial No. 834,926.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RAYMOND F. NASH, acitizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Moritz,county of Deuel, State of South Dakota, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Carpenters Tools, of which the following is afull and clear specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the manner ofapplying the tool to a stud ding; and Fig. 2 is a plan View of the tool.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple tool of the leverclass for twisting and pulling vertical studding into proper positionwith respect to adjacent walls and timbers, and the invention consistsin certain novel features of construction hereinafter described andclaimed.

The device consists of a straight bar a of steel having one end bentlaterally to form a stirrup for reception of one edge of the studding,said stirrup consisting of a rear bar I) set at right angles to the bara, and an outer bar 0 arranged parallel with the bar a and a distancetherefrom approximately equal to the thickness of the studding on whichthe tool is adapted to be used.

In Fig. 1 I show the manner of applying the device to the studding.Standing in front of the studding, the carpenter hooks the device overthe rear edge of the studding as shown, the parts I), a forming astirrup for the reception of the studding, the part a lying on one faceof the stud ding, the main bar on the other face of the studding, andthe rear bar 6 engaging the back edge of the studding. Centrally of theback bar I; is placed a sharpened spike (Z whose sharpened end entersthe rear face of the studding and prevents the tool working upwardly ordownwardly on the studding while it is being manipulated. When thedevice is thus attached to a piece of-studding that has been put inplace, the operator may, by laterally wiggling or vibrating and bypulling, readily work the piece of studding into proper position withrespect to the adjacent pieces of studding or wall of the building. Bysimply pushing slightly backwardly on the tool, the sharpened spike maybe disengaged from the studding and the tool may then be slippedupwardly or downwardly to bring it into engagement with another part ofthe studding where a more effective twisting and shifting of thestudding may be accomplished. The inner face of the outer member c ofthe stirrup is beveled off forwardly at its forward end, as at e, tofacilitate the engagement of the tool with the studding, and the handleend of the bar a is flattened and formed into a curved claw 7 which isused for pulling nails and for other purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A carpenters tool consisting of a metal bar provided at one end with astirrup projecting laterally from the bar and opening toward the handleend of the bar, the stirrup on the back bar I) provided with a forwardlyprojecting spike, and also of an outer bar 0 arranged at a distance fromthe Inalfil bar and approximately parallel therewit In testimony whereofI hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RAYMOND F. NASH.

Witnesses:

M. M. HUNT, J. F. CARLsoN.

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